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BMJ Open, 2023 Introduction Interstitial lung diseases consist of a range of lung disorders, the most prevalent being idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a chronic, progressive disease, resulting in loss of lung function and potentially significant impacts on ...
Anne-Marie Russell +5 more
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Reporting standards, outcomes and costs of quality improvement studies in Ireland: a scoping review
BMJ Open Quality, 2021 Objectives To profile the aims and characteristics of quality improvement (QI) initiatives conducted in Ireland, to review the quality of their reporting and to assess outcomes and costs.Design Scoping review.Data sources Systematic searches were ...
Jan Sørensen +4 more
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Unit costs for non-acute care in Ireland 2016—2019 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
HRB Open Research, 2021 Background: This paper presents detailed unit costs for 16 healthcare professionals in community-based non-acute services in Ireland for the years 2016—2019. Unit costs are important data inputs for assessments of health service performance and value for
Samantha Smith +3 more
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Integrated Acute Healthcare Commissioning Pathway in Ireland
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2017 The survival of the critically ill patient depends on timely access to a structured critical care pathway. Arising from historic legacy arrangements, fragmentation of acute healthcare service provision in Ireland has been evident with evidence of ineffectiveness and inefficiency. A key to success of ongoing Government and State acute healthcare reforms
Power, Michael W +2 more
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System hazards in managing laboratory test requests and results in primary care: medical protection database analysis and conceptual model [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives To analyse a medical protection organisation's database to identify hazards related to general practice systems for ordering laboratory tests, managing test results and communicating test result outcomes to patients.
Bowie, Paul +4 more
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Considering quality of care for young adults with diabetes in Ireland. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Research on the quality of diabetes care provided to young adults with Type 1 diabetes is lacking. This study investigates perceptions of quality of care for young adults with Type 1 diabetes (23--30 years old) living in the Republic of ...
Balfe, Myles +5 more
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Disappearing portal venous gas in acute pancreatitis and small bowel ischemia
Radiology Case Reports, 2017 We report an usual case of hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) in the setting of acute pancreatitis and small bowel ischemia. Interestingly, the HPVG disappeared within 2 hours of the original computed tomography scan, despite the patient having small bowel
Daniel P. McNicholas +5 more
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Technologies, 2018 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and validate the requirements for new technology supporting wellness, independence and social participation for older people domiciled in residential homes and/or assisted-living communities. Method: This
Joan Cahill +2 more
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Geographic profile of healthcare needs and non-acute healthcare supply in Ireland [PDF]
, 2019 There is an unequal supply of health and social care across counties in Ireland, according to new ESRI research funded by the Health Research Board (HRB). It finds that the commuter counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow had the lowest supply overall of ten primary, community and long-term care services examined by the research.
Samantha Smith +6 more
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Communication in cross-cultural consultations in primary care in Europe: the case for improvement. The rationale for the RESTORE FP 7 project [PDF]
, 2013 The purpose of this paper is to substantiate the importance of research about barriers and levers to the implementation of supports for cross-cultural communication in primary care settings in Europe.
Burns, N. +10 more
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